All Posts Tagged With: "Putin"
Apartment Bombings Remembered in ‘Day of Disbelief’
Eleven years after a chain of bombings killed nearly 300 people in several Russian cities, demonstrators continue to insist that the government’s explanation doesn’t add up.
Sep 27, 2010 | Continued
At Least 16 Killed in Latest Caucasus Violence
A car bomb in Vladikavkaz has killed at least 16 people, with local authorities partially accusing abusive Russian security forces for the growing unrest in the already volatile North Caucasus region of Russia.
Sep 9, 2010 | Continued
Kremlin Blames Luzhkov for ‘Strategy 31’ Crackdowns
An anonymous source in the presidential administration says that routine crackdowns on opposition protests in Moscow have nothing to do with President Medvedev or any of his officials.
Sep 2, 2010 | Continued
100 Detained at Largest Ever ‘Strategy 31’ Rally
Approximately 100 participants of the largest-ever Strategy 31 in defense of free assembly rally were detained by police in Moscow on Tuesday, with other rallies held throughout Russia and Europe.
Aug 31, 2010 | Continued
Putin: Oppositionists at Fault for Getting Beaten by Police
In an interview published Monday, Vladimir Putin said that opposition activists have only themselves to blame for being routinely beaten by the police.
Aug 30, 2010 | Continued
Concert to Defend Forest Successful Despite Police, Nashi
Thousands of environmental activists and oppositionists turned out for a protest-concert in defense of outer-Moscow’s Khimki Forest on Sunday, despite legal ambiguities and a ban on audio equipment.
Aug 23, 2010 | Continued
Ousting of Governor ‘First Serious Opposition Victory’
United Russia has decided that the highly unpopular Kaliningrad Governor Georgy Boos will not be running for re-election.
Aug 18, 2010 | Continued
Yulia Latynina on Putin and the Wildfire Crisis
Writing for the Moscow Times, journalist Yulia Latynina discusses what the Russian government’s handling of the current wildfire crisis is unacceptable by contemporary standards.
Aug 4, 2010 | Continued
Report Critical of Putin Reaches Wide Audience
A new survey indicates that a Putin-critical report by opposition leaders Boris Nemtsov and Vladimir Milov has already been read by as many as two million Russian citizens.
Jul 29, 2010 | Continued
More Russians See a Cult of Personality Around Putin
New poll results from the Levada Center show that more and more Russian citizens are noticing a growing cult of personality around Vladimir Putin – and that a majority of the country still favors his total concentration of power.
Jul 10, 2010 | Continued